Trifecta Meals Review: Prices, Taste & Menu in Nov 2024

Trifecta Nutrition offers five different meal plans, so there are lots of options for meeting your dietary goals. They just recently added a GLP-1 Friendly meal plan to support your goals when taking any of the Ozempic-like injections.

The most popular meal plan is Clean Eating, which is focused on lean, clean eating with healthy whole grains, seasonal vegetables, and lean proteins.

If you just want to lose weight and eat cleaner but don’t want to follow a diet like paleo or keto, the Clean Meal Plan is a great option. 

In addition, Trifecta offers a Keto Plan, Paleo & Whole30 Approved Plan, GLP-1 Friendly, and a Plant-Based plan. Each is either chef-curated, where they send you a selection of meals, or choose your own meals.

Italian Aioli Veggies with Chicken Thigh

Curried Vegetables with Shrimp

Also, there’s a small selection of Classic Trifecta Meals that can be ordered a la carte. These are basic breakfast and dinner options that include lean protein, veg, and sometimes a grain. These meals are more macro-balanced, so they’re not specifically geared toward being low-carb or high-protein. 

The other alternative is to order from Trifecta’s meal prep category. These are individual meal components that you can order to create your own meals. These aren’t meal kits like other services offer, but rather fully cooked ingredients for you to mix and match as you choose. 

For example, you can create your own low-carb meals by selecting one of nearly a dozen lean animal proteins, then pair it with vegetables like asparagus or broccoli. If keto meals aren’t your thing and your goal is to add more whole grains to your diet, there are several grains, plus potatoes, that can be ordered. 

When you choose a “Chef’s Choice” meal plan, Trifecta asks about allergens when you sign up. All of their meals are gluten-free and dairy-free, and nut-free options are available.

If you have a severe food allergy, contact the Trifecta Nutrition customer service team to make sure Trifecta Meals are appropriate for you before ordering.

The portion sizes range from 10-15oz each, which left us both wanting a bit more. I suppose if we had any starches or grains with our meals, we would have felt fuller.

Trifecta does an excellent job of choosing top-quality ingredients! They offer organic, non-GMO vegetables, grass-fed meat, free-range chicken and eggs, and wild-caught fish and seafood. Who else offers that level of ingredient quality? I can’t think of another meal delivery company that can say that.

While Trifecta is an organic meal delivery service, they don’t carry the certified organic label. Trifecta uses organic ingredients as much as possible, and most meals are organic.

However, they can’t guarantee what percentage of meals will be organic or that a specific ingredient will be organic. Because of this, they’re not certified organic. 

They take a strong stance on being ecologically responsible and use sustainably sourced seafood, grass-fed meat, and high-quality, nutrient-dense food in their Trifecta meals. 

One more detail that we appreciate about Trifecta is the food labels. You can read all the ingredients on the label easily, plus macro-nutrients are labeled clearly, which makes tracking them super easy.   

November 2024

We received a Trifecta box in November 2024 filled with a sampling of meals from all 5 meal plans.

BBQ Beef & Mac n Cheese

We were anxious to try some new recipes, the new Keto Lupin pasta, and some Impossible vegan meals. We loved the Impossible Sesame Stir Fry surprisingly, as this was our first time trying the Impossible Meat for vegans.

We did not like the Lupin pasta. While we had tried alternative, gluten-free pasta before and liked it quite a bit, this pasta was not good.

Paleo Sesame Pork

Maple Dijon Chutney Chicken

Tex-Mex Chicken (GLP-1 + Keto)

The breakfast we tried, Eggs and Turkey Smokey Benedict, was watery and did not taste good.

The Paleo Sesame Pork was great and paired with the stir-fry vegetables and Asian mashed potatoes. This was our favorite meal because it was unique, delicious, and well-rounded.

January 2023

Fajita Chipotle Chicken Bowl

Chicken Andouille Sausage and Veggies

However, Trifecta has really started to branch out with its flavors and try something new, like sweet potato noodles, which are a welcome change from the zucchini noodles that show up so often in low-carb meals.

There are some healthy fats that enhance the flavor, along with a variety of herbs and spices. Some of the recipes had a vinegary sauce, which started to make them all sort of taste the same. But we did have some favorites.

Coconut Curry Beef with Baked Sweet Potato

Bulgogi Beef with Sweet Spicy Zucchini

My husband and I tried two weeks of Paleo meals at different times and had some clear favorites. The chicken andouille sausage and veggies were fantastic, and they give you a good quantity of protein in each meal.

The Fajita Chipotle Chicken Bowl was a hit over here, too. Really inventive flavors while still hitting the macro levels. I’m sure if you’re not on Keto or Paleo, the recipes vary, but we had no grains at all.

Trifecta is expensive at $15+ per meal on average, but it’s one of the healthiest options created by nutritionally trained chefs with the best ingredients available.

Clean, healthy meals will cost more than your standard meal delivery. Plus, meals are shipped with vacuum-sealed packaging, making them last longer. 

When you order, you can choose between 7, 10, and 14 meals for dinner or lunch each week. There’s also a selection of breakfast meals that you can add to your order that range between $11 and $13 each.

How much you spend depends on if you want more than one Trifecta meal per day or if you prefer to just keep a few on hand for convenience when you want a fast dinner or just don’t want to deal with meal prep. However, seven meals per week seems to be the most popular option.

You don’t get much of a discount per meal when you order more meals – only $0.15 discount per meal when you double your order from 7 to 14 meals each week.

Trifecta charges a flat rate shipping fee of $9.99 on all orders in the Continental US. Shipping prices to Alaska and Hawaii are $49.99 because of the extra travel.

If you’re looking for some inspiration, Trifecta shares many positive success stories. Results range from losing more than 100 pounds to overcoming depression and completely resculpting their bodies. 

The results speak for themselves, but with a good selection of meal plans that focus on healthy eating, along with delicious food that’s full of flavor and a few add-ons, Trifecta manages to offer exactly what many people need to lose weight and reclaim control of their health.

Plus, the macro-nutrient labeling and the Trifecta app make it easy to keep track of calories, fat, protein, and carbs. 

Trifecta’s boxes and packaging materials are 98% biodegradable. The insulation in the box is made from plant-based renewable components and paper. And their ice packs are made with nitrogen-based plant food.

Our delivery arrived in a single box with all the meals well packed and sufficient ice packs to keep every meal nice and chilled until it made its way to the refrigerator. We weren’t home right when it arrived, so it was a relief that the packaging was sufficient to protect the meals until we were able to unbox them. 

The new vacuum-sealed packaging is nice, and everything in the box was easy enough to recycle. The only issue we had was many of the meals had the label on the bottom/back of the meal, so when you place it in the microwave, the ink came off the label onto the microwave glass.

Trifecta’s program is centered around weight loss and building lean muscle. There’s a misconception floating around out there that Trifecta Nutrition is primarily a meal delivery service for those following the keto diet or athletes, which isn’t true at all.

Trifecta meals are macro-balanced for weight loss, so healthy, lean proteins are at the forefront, but this is combined with proper caloric intake and meals that are nutrient-dense all the way around.

Trifecta understands that we don’t always know where to start when it comes to weight loss programs. There are so many different plans out there and a lot of confusing information to go with them.

Healthy meal delivery services are an investment, so Trifecta offers a quick and painless short quiz to assess what type of plan you need. Once you sign up, a specialized plan is developed using your answers.

The quiz starts off by asking what your health and dietary goals are. Do you want to lose weight, gain muscle, or maintain weight? Other factors, like your activity level, dietary preferences, and body composition, are factored in. Trifecta even asks if you’re a picky eater because they understand that actually liking the food is key to success.

Trifecta has introduced an app that makes following the program super easy. The Trifecta App provides you with precise nutritional information needed to meet your dietary goals, along with tips, tracking, and easy access to your Trifecta account. 

The final element of Trifecta’s Nutrition Program is community support. Whether you’re looking to lose weight or just clean up your eating, making these types of changes is easier when you have a support network behind you.

The Trifecta community offers accountability, camaraderie, and inspiration. 

Customer service at Trifecta makes it easy to manage your account. You can skip a week, up to four weeks at a time.

You can also put your subscription “On Hold,” which is essentially canceling your subscription. To cancel your account, you’ll need to give 7 days advance notice. And you have to cancel through a call to (530) 564-8388 or an online chat conversation with customer service.

We both liked Trifecta, but not enough to eat every night. While we loved the ability to choose a plan and know we are getting the best quality ingredients in the right portions and macros, you can stick to any diet plan easily with no prepping or cooking.

What we liked:

• New ability to choose your own meals or have it chef-curated
• The Trifecta app, community support, and their new nutritional programs work well together to help achieve healthy goals
• Organic, grass-fed, wild-caught high-quality ingredients with no refined sugar added
• Unique meals and a good variety for each meal plan
• Gluten-free, soy-free, and dairy-free
• Easy heat and eat convenience
• Vacuum-sealed meals stayed fresher longer

What we didn’t like:

• Some bland meals and not as tasty as other services
• Smudgy labels leave black on fingers and microwave.